Table 4.

Comparison of SF-36 scores among residents of chromium contaminated land according to perception of whether chromium contaminated land is harmful to health. Values are means unless stated otherwise

SF-36 dimension	Unadjusted					Adjusted*
	Harmful	Not harmful	Difference (95% CI)	P value		Difference (95% CI)	P value
Bodily pain	51.9	67.7	−15.8 (−23.6 to −7.9)	<0.001		−17.2 (−25.2 to −9.2)	<0.001
General health	42.6	59.1	−16.5 (−22.4 to −10.5)	<0.001		−17.3 (−23.3 to −11.4)	<0.001
Role physical†	55.4	73.0	−17.6 (−27.2 to −8.1)	<0.001		−22.6 (−32.5 to −12.7)	<0.001
Role emotional†	59.9	82.7	−22.8 (−31.8 to −13.9)	<0.001		−21.9 (−31.3 to −12.6)	<0.001
Social functioning	55.5	72.6	−17.1 (−24.0 to −10.1)	<0.001		−18.0 (−25.0 to −10.9)	<0.001
Mental health	58.5	74.3	−15.8 (−20.9 to −10.6)	<0.001		−15.0 (−20.2 to −9.8)	<0.001
Physical functioning	54.1	66.8	−12.7 (−20.5 to −5.0)	0.0013		−15.7 (−23.0 to −8.5)	<0.001
Vitality	37.0	53.2	−16.2 (−22.2 to −10.3)	<0.001		−16.4 (−22.5 to −10.3)	<0.001

^*Adjusted for sex, age group, housing tenure, years at address, and perceived difficulty in selling house. 

^†Role limitations due to physical or emotional problems.